good usage

  • 1Usage — Us age, n. [F. usage, LL. usaticum. See {Use}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good usage; ill usage; hard usage. [1913 Webster] My brother Is prisoner to …

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  • 2good use — (in a language) standard use or usage. Also, good usage. * * * good use, ways of speaking and writing accepted as standard …

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  • 3good use — (in a language) standard use or usage. Also, good usage. * * * …

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  • 4usage — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Custom] Syn. practice, wont, rule, habit, habiture, convention, way, method, mode, routine, rote, formula, acceptance, regulation, currency. 2. [Accepted language] Syn. good usage, grammatical usage, approved diction; see… …

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  • 5good — /good/, adj., better, best, n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree: a good teacher; good health. 3. of high quality; excellent. 4. right; proper; fit:… …

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  • 6Usage share of operating systems — Usage share of web client operating systems. (Source: Median values from Usage share of operating systems for August 2011.)   Windows XP ( …

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  • 7Usage-based insurance — Usage based insurance, also known as pay as you drive (PAYD) and mile based auto insurance is a type of automobile insurance whereby the costs of motor insurance are dependent upon type of vehicle used, measured against Time, Distance and Place.… …

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  • 8good — [good] adj. better, best [ME gode < OE gōd, akin to Ger gut < IE base * ghedh , to unite, be associated, suitable > GATHER] I a general term of approval or commendation 1. a) suitable to a purpose; effective; efficient [a lamp good to… …

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  • 9Good-natured — Good na tured, a. Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked; amiable; cheerful; not taking offense easily; as, too good natured to resent a little criticism; the good natured policeman on our block; the sounds of good natured play. Opposite… …

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  • 10good — 1 adj bet·ter, best 1: commercially sound or reliable a good risk 2 a: valid or effectual under the law b: free of defects 3 a: characterized by honesty and fairness b: conforming to a standard of vi …

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